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Boulder WA 6432

2,809 addresses · 63 streets

O'Connor Electorate › Kalgoorlie-Boulder LGA › Boulder · 549 km from Perth

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Living Here

Boulder is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 4,872 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,968 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 63% of households own their home and 35% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Ancestry NS. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally — a more disadvantaged area.

4,872Population
35Median age
$1,968Median household income / wk
$300Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Boulder statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Boulder itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Kalgoorlie, 4 km north-west · Airport: Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport, 2.3 km south-west.

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Socio-economic Standing

😟More disadvantaged · 2/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs1/10

Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 2.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Boulder

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Boulder WA
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20202.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 20216.9%

Demographics

Unemployment 4.6% · Labour-force participation 62.2%

Population by age in Boulder
Population by age, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
0-4360
5-14749
15-19252
20-24328
25-34741
35-44685
45-54633
55-64634
65-74363
75-84109
85+21
Dwelling types in Boulder
Dwelling types, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
House1,340
Townhouse258
Apartment0
Other38
Households by weekly income in Boulder
Households by weekly income, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
<$650208
$650-1,499340
$1,500-2,999572
$3,000+364
Top ancestries in Boulder
Top ancestries, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
English1,631
Australian1,594
Ancestry NS849
Scottish411
Irish410
Aboriginal397
Housing tenure in Boulder
Housing tenure, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
Owned339
Mortgage675
Rented562
Other24
Cars per household in Boulder
Cars per household, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
092
1526
2586
3251
4+142
Commute to work in Boulder
Commute to work, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
Car1,736
Train0
Bus53
Tram/ferry0
Walked44
Bicycle8
Home47
Top countries of birth in Boulder
Top countries of birth, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
New Zealand335
Philippines125
England95
South Africa51
Thailand33
Zimbabwe23
Languages used at home in Boulder
Languages used at home, Boulder WA (ABS Census 2021)
Tagalog60
Filipino41
Afrikaans29
Thai28
Australian Indigenous27
Indonesian16

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

4,294 bird observations recorded near Boulder — most often seen:

Show all 30 birds recorded near Boulder

Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.

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